Effective Communication for Successful Parenting
Effective communication is the foundation of any healthy parent-child relationship. When parents and children can openly express their...
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Hannah Carver
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Trouble With Kids Can Equal Trouble at Work!
“Mrs. Shuster, you have a call on line 2,” the secretary’s voice came through the classroom intercom, just as I was beginning to explain...
Hannah Carver
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
My Teen Won’t Talk to Me
To get the relationship back on track, you can: Listen, listen, listen! Be mindful of how you may appear when your teen is trying to...
Hannah Carver
- Jul 18, 2022
- 3 min
Ways to Grow Your Child’s Brain This Summer!
By now you and your family have firmly settled into your summer routine. This looks different for each family, but, for just about all of...
Hannah Carver
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Speaking With Your Kids about the Ukraine Crisis and Other Scary News
Unfortunately, as much as we would love to protect our kids from ever having to deal with upsetting news, it just isn’t possible. The...
Hannah Carver
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Our Kids Are Anxious, Are We to Blame?
There is no secret. Our children are experiencing anxiety and depression in record numbers, and parents are struggling to find...
Hannah Carver
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Are You Gaslighting Your Child?
According to the website vox.com and author, Robin Stern, “the phrase ‘to gaslight’ refers to the act of undermining another person’s...
Hannah Carver
- Mar 22, 2020
- 3 min
Creating Calm Amidst the Chaos
These last few weeks our world has changed drastically and most would agree, not for the better. It is safe to say that none of us has...
Hannah Carver
- Feb 4, 2020
- 3 min
Upside Down Energy
When my boys were younger, my husband often worked long hours and I was on my own. A lot. My older sons were 2 years apart, and my...
Hannah Carver
- Oct 17, 2019
- 4 min
Let Your Kids Be Right
Be Okay With Being Wrong and All Will Be Right! A few years back, a typical conversation between me and my son would go like this: Son:...
Hannah Carver
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
Family Meetings: The Basics
More likely than not, you have heard of the “family meeting.” You may even have been motivated to give it a try. However, keeping up with...
Hannah Carver
- Jun 14, 2019
- 3 min
Be a Goose, Not a Helicopter
Recently I had the opportunity to visit my mother-in-law in South Florida. Five full days away from the pressures of home to clear my...
Hannah Carver
- Feb 25, 2019
- 2 min
Turn the Power Off On Power Struggles
It is unavoidable and to be expected that if you have children you will be presented with invitations into power struggles. But, just...
cindy3702
- Dec 13, 2018
- 4 min
Taming the Screen-Time Beast!
My first son was born in 1997. At that time, smart phones were science fiction. Xbox, Nintendo, Gameboy, ipod and ipad had not made their...
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